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On a moonless night, two rats follow hypnotic lights into the forest, never to be seen again. Such is the power of the Doomwytes, sinister ravens led by the deadly Korvus Skurr. And when the young mouse Bisky persuades the creatures of Redwall Abbey to go in search of a fabled treasure, hidden long ago by one of the abbeys most notorious thieves, they do not suspect Skurr and his ravens will be vying for that very treasure.Bisky and his fellow Redwallers must summon all their courage to face the evil horde of slithering snakes and vicious ravens. From underground tunnels to the tops of trees, the fearless Redwallers, with the help of their woodland friends, battle some of their most vicious enemies yet in an exhilarating, terrifying treasure hunt. ... Read more

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Brian Jacques4 Book Set - A Tale of Redwall - (15-17) (15-Triss, 16-Loamhedge, 17-Rakkety Tam) PLUS A Tale from the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman - (The Angels Command) ... Read more

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Amazing!
Another huge hit in the Redwall series.I believe that Brian Jacques has really combined the two main parts of Redwall books in this one:Quests and Major Battles (or wars).I would recommend this book to any Redwall fan.

The best book of ever
Salamandastron was the mos powerfull book ever written i recomend it to anyone please read salamanstron

A Classic Story Of the Fight Between Good and Evil.
The tale of salamandastron is a simple one. An evil weasel warlord wishes to gain power and wealth by conquering the legendary stronghold Salamandastron. Mixed in some returning friends new allies some traveling and you have the basic idea of the story. The writing is not excellent but the whole idea of this world on which the dominating creatures are animals is very intruiging. Brian Jacques weaves a very good story for young children. While one of the main faults of the story is that it is predictable. It is incredibly similar to so many of the other books in the series. So much time is spent talking about food and other smaller matters. But it remains fun. The only other fault is that characters are either good or evil. It is amonochrome world. Black and white good and evil. There seems to be no gray area as there truely would be. But for an enjoyable book. This is definatly one to read. ... Read more

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The book that kicked off the phenomenon is now reissued with brandnewjacket art in honor of its 20th anniversary. Readers will delight anewin the thrilling adventures of young Matthias as he discovers the herowithin. Brian Jacques’ classic tale of peaceful creatures forced to bandtogether in battle has never felt more timely or full of life. ... Read more

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Original Cover? I think Yes.
Redwall, although being the first book in the series, I read it second. I loved every single second that I was engulfed by evil rat lords and brave young mice wielding a legendary sword. I would reccommend this book to anyone of any age! My only remark is that I enjoyed the original cover a lot more then the 20th anniversary cover. There was more of a feeling of midieval times in the old cover. Still, don't let that guide you away from owning a copy of "Redwall"! I'm glad I started this series and read all of the books, from Redwall to the Sable Quean. ... Read more

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To celebrate The Wind in the Willows, scholar Annie Gauger offers this beautifully illustrated edition of Kenneth Grahame’s classic—complete with rare photographs of the Grahames, their friends, and illustrations from the first five editions.“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”—the Water Rat to the Mole

An instant bestseller upon its initial publication in 1908, The Wind in the Willows has become one of the beloved stories of all time. How could Ratty and Mole have known when they took to the river over one hundred years ago that they would begin a phenomenon that would produce one of the most oft-quoted lines in British literature, and inspire everyone from the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh to Pink Floyd? Drawing from more than a decade of research, Annie Gauger, one of the world’s leading experts on Kenneth Grahame and The Wind in the Willows, now presents a fascinating new annotated edition that reintroduces readers to Otter, curmudgeonly Badger, and rollicking, boastful Toad, while revealing the secrets behind this treasured classic.

In The Annotated Wind in the Willows, readers will discover the sheer joy of the original text, restored to the original 1908 version, illustrated with hundreds of full-color images—including the beloved drawings by E. H. Shepard and Arthur Rackham. This edition also includes Shepard’s famous map of the Wild Wood and rarely seen images by illustrators Graham Robertson, Paul Bransom, Nancy Barnhart, and Wyndham Payne.

In an illuminating preface, Gauger explains how Grahame came to write the novel, which began as a bedtime story and then became a series of letters he wrote to his son, Alastair. This edition reproduces the original letters in their entirety and includes nearly a thousand delightful annotations on everything from automobiles (Toad drove an Armstrong Hardcastle Special Eight) and early motorcar etiquette to modern manifestations (Disneyland’s Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride). She reveals how William John Cavendish Bentinck-Scott, the peculiar Fifth Duke of Portland, built an extensive network of underground tunnels, thus inspiring the character of Badger, and she puts Grahame’s work in literary context, comparing him to Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, A. A. Milne, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Finally, new to this edition, long buried in the Kenneth Grahame papers, are the notes, letters, and writings by Alastair Grahame and his governess, including several pieces by Kenneth Grahame himself that have never been published before.

With a stunning, lyrical tribute to Grahame by Brian Jacques, the internationally best-selling author of the Redwall series, The Annotated Wind in the Willows should prove a most beautiful and enduring tribute to Grahame’s masterpiece. 182 illustrations, color throughout ... Read more

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Great background -- flawed annotations
Martin Gardner's classic "Annotated Alice" is indispensable. Annie Auger's "Annotated Wind in the Willows" is a good beginning, but needs serious revision before it attains classic status.
The book is beautiful.
The photos and samples of classic "Wind in the Willows" illustrators (up to and including Ernest Shepard's "standards") are superb.
The background information about Kenneth Grahame, his life and family, and the beginning of "Wind in the Willows" in his own turn-of-the-century life (a banker who became a Governor of the Bank of England, who was happier messing about in boats and rambling over the Downs like a bachlor), and in his bed-time tales and letters for his son Alistair, is outstanding.
The prefatory appreciation by Robin Jacques (famous for the talking-animal fantasy adventure series "Redwall") is interesting, but flawed in places. Jacques doesn't know "Wind in the Willows" as well as he might, fascinating though his views are.
Many of Annie Auger's annotations are spot on, and will shed light for readers who may not be familiar with Grahame's historical context (England in 1908, or shortly before), the language of the times, and the life of that era, upstairs and downstairs. The exquisite "Englishness" has cried out for sensitive annotation, particularly for modern readers more familiar with TVs, computers, and James Bond, or Harry Potter. You almost have to be a keen Dickensian, a Baker Street afficionado, or far from the madding crowd, or a Janeite, to be able to tune into some of Grahame's language.
But sadly some, even many, of Auger's annotations are misleading, and some are just plain wrong.
If only it were not so.
As an example, the "truncheons" brandished by the (PLOT SPOILER) people pursuing one of our heroes, are NOT "in other words, improvised weapons". They are standard police issue (on both sides of the Atlantic)!
Another example: otters and badgers are actually larger members of the weasel, ferret and stoat family -- something that Auger neglects to mention, even if only to say that this zoological fact does not matter much, because Otter and Badger are who they are, and, as characters, simply utterly different from the weasels and stoats and ferrets of the Wild Wood.
Similarly, Auger (and Jacques) believes that Rat is a rat (as in black "rattus rattus" or brown "rattus norvegicus"), the kind we don't like. No, no! Grahame makes this absolutely clear: Rat is a WATER RAT -- a totally different species, and not a noxious pest.
When annotation details get this wrong, readers are in serious danger.
I look for, and am privately developing, necessary revisions to make a NEW REVISED EDITION that will be a CLASSIC.
Until then, we can enjoy the good things we have, and be on guard -- a good dictionary, and some common sense is a great help!
John Gough -- jugh@deakin.edu.au -- Deakin University, Australia

Anmnotated Wind in the Willows
Any new issue of this book is a treat. I enjoyed the examples of different illustrators, especially Nancy Barnhart's at the end of chapters. For people over seventy, brought up in England, much of the information may not be new, but we are a dying breed and it is necessary and well done. Bravo!.
Margaret Blair

Wind in the Willows- Annotated
This is a great book for those of us who like the old time classics that also have such great history attached to it. The book itself has a very good intro to the history of the book, the various printings and the illustrations and the settings etc. Reading the text with the accompanying annotations is a joy so that you fully understand what is going on, interpretations, and historical background. I thought that the combination was terrific.

I disagree with G. Ross
Clearly G Ross didn't read the Foreward enough to understand the cache of research and letters hidden away in libraries in Texas and the UK that provide an entire new context to the work.

Well, written, beautiful, a fine piece of scholalry work that as another reviewer said you can enjoy with your kids and an adult an appreciate it on a whole new level.

Beautiful book for kids, fascinating insights for adults
Sure, my kids enjoyed the story, but I loved getting a chance to see the connections and influences that tie this book to so many classic books and authors.Really fascinating.And we loved the illustrations! ... Read more

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Getting to know the tribes of Redwall is essential to any avid Redwall Abbey fan. In this, the second guide in the series, readers can learn about and celebrate the hidden worlds of the otter clan.

Just like the popular Tribes of Redwall: Badgers, this packet will feature a detailed 16-page booklet with history, puzzles, and a quiz about these favorite Redwall creatures. There is also a stunning full-color pull-out poster featuring the otter heroes and heroines featured in the booklet.

Complete with an introduction from Brian Jacques himself, Tribes of Redwall is a must for any Redwall enthusiast!

Illustrated by Jonathan Walker. ... Read more

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Great service
Product arrived in great time during the holidays - was packaged very well and in the condition as described.

Great!
Book came in excellent condition and came quickly.Must have for Redwall fans.
My son loves it!

hard-core redwallers ( like me ) will like this.
It is a informative book that i enjoyed but the real PRIZE IS THE POSTER!

P.S. do not get this book unless you have read most of the redwall series because you will ruin some of the surprises.

You otter know otters!
In this short booklet, one will get to know all the who's who and what's where of the otter tribes of Mossflower country! The beautiful poster that accompanies the booklet has full-color illustrations of all the most important otters in the Redwall saga. Inside the booklet, short histories of the otter VIPs, along with explainations of what a "holt" is, and why "hullabaloos" are so important to the otters, will make you an otter expert!
Oh, and the recipe for "shrimp and hootroot" soup is well worth the price!! ... Read more

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Beautiful 10th anniversary edition
In conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the first Redwall title, the publishers and the author Brian Jacques decided to commission a very special new edition of the original book that started the series. They determined that it was time to have full page color plate illustrations in the book, and Troy Howell was selected for the assignment. He has created wonderful paintings that are very faithful renditions of the Redwall folk and their abbey. Very nice version of the book to own, if you can find one. ... Read more